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When you’re painting a piece, do you first lay down a base of different colors, and then do black over the top of that? Or do you start with black and then lay down stencils to spray color? Do you ever change your mind and totally start over?
An interesting video from Melody’s Facebook page (maybe you have already seen it)
https://www.facebook.com/melody.pena.56/videos/10154352743882035/
This one is from the Windstone Editions Facebook page – “The process of airbrushing and hand painting an Autumn leaf Poad(tm)
Turn your speakers off! The roar of the spray booth is all you can hear.”https://www.facebook.com/WindstoneEditions/videos/10151056854717035/
I think it is so Cool that Melody can have a steady enough hand to do some of the marvelous line designs with a thin brush. All by Hand! I wish I was steady enough and could just ‘draw’ all those designs without a stencil or guidelines lightly drawn on the piece.
IN SEARCH OF MY NEXT GRAILS:
Black Peacock & Butternut Adult Poads
Kickstarter 'Rainbow Tiger' Bantam Dragon*~*~*~* Ela_Hara: The DragonKeeper *~*~*~*
*** Come visit me on deviantArt at http://ela-hara.deviantart.comI told Jeff the exact same thing.Look how steady she is.
Sometimes mine,not so steady,others my hand is a rock.Old age for me I guess😁Every act matters.No matter how small💞
(Wanted......Brimstone Lap)
Male Hearth....one day🤞Dream on.Envy here too- and I wish I could find a decent affordable brush that fine!
Have you tried a kolinsky brush, the cheapest I use is 8$. For teeny tiny details a 0/3 size is amazing!
*Formerly meowmix101
Not currently open for PYO commissions.They’re amazing, you can also buy them on DickBlick, the brand I get is Escoda, I seriously can’t paint without them.
*Formerly meowmix101
Not currently open for PYO commissions.Thank you Etruscan for posting these two painting vids by Melody 🦋 Artistic Genius Extrordinaire !!!
For those of us,like me,who do not paint 3D it is miraculous seeing it un-fold!!
Your hands are so steady Melody🦋 !!
Thank you for sharing a peek into your artistry !!
You are simply amazing !!Those are great videos! Thank you guys so much for sharing them here. I admit I hadn’t seen them despite following Melody on Facebook (Ugh, algorithms!!).
When layering in acrylic with brushes, I use a clear medium to thin the paints into a “glaze”, (increases transparency of the paint) and paint the glazes on top of the “local” color. This can be whatever color you want to start with, depending on the effects you are after! Many thin glazes of interference paint, for example, look very excellent over a black base… but for rich jewel tones, I often start with a saturated but slightly darker color then layer interference colors on top of that, in many glazes. Because my glazes are thin, they tend to “pool” in the cracks of the sculpture (e.g. between scales) and create darker areas there, reducing my need to antique the pieces when I’m done. Dry-brushing is a bit of the opposite… that’s when you use paint that is not runny (not truly dry, but don’t add water or thinner) on a soft brush, stroked against the raised areas on a sculpture, to add color only to those raised areas. If done correctly this can be layered also, but it’s a bit harder as the paint tends to be more opaque as no mediums are added to reduce opacity.
When thinning, it’s important not to use too much water as an incorrect ratio of water to acrylic paint will cause the polymer bonds to be weak or poor enough that you could experience paint instability (flaking, chipping, peeling, ‘crazing’) in the long run. I like to use a clear acrylic medium. 🙂Also, for those looking for thin brushes that hold a lot of paint for great lines and detail, I suggest “liners” and “rigger” brushes. I also envy Melody’s steady hand! I could never do that, myself!
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My art: featherdust.comOh gosh, I thought this was in the PYO forum… I see now that this question is directed at Melody! Doh! Ignore my stupid comment above!
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My art: featherdust.comOh gosh, I thought this was in the PYO forum… I see now that this question is directed at Melody! Doh! Ignore my stupid comment above!
Don’t apologize, Jennifer! You’re an artist too and I love learning! Thank you for sharing your technique!
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